Why Declaring Qatar a Sponsor of Terrorism Is Dangerous

If Muslim countries have collectively been the target in the fight against terrorism, then what does it mean when several of them collectively target “one of their own?”

by Kevin Schwartz

Since Muslims are the primary targets in the global fight against terrorism (and since Muslim countries are where the fight is primarily being waged), the decision by various Muslim states, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates, to declare Qatar a sponsor of terrorism should trigger a bout of existential r…